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NewsBBC3 strand backs emerging talent
Five up-and-coming writers and two directors will showcase their work as part of a returning strand of shorts for BBC3.
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RatingsRoots grabs 1m for BBC4
WEDNESDAY: Roots, the remake of Alex Haley’s classic novel about the slave trade, launched with BBC4’s biggest audience for an original drama in three years.
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NewsBBC ups pay for senior team
BBC director of content Charlotte Moore and deputy director general Anne Bulford have received 10% pay rises after their remits were expanded in July.
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NewsTaboo and Apple Tree Yard get extended iPlayer window
BBC dramas Taboo and Apple Tree Yard will be available to watch as boxsets on iPlayer for an extended window.
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NewsRadio 1 commissions Valentine's Day doc
Radio 1 has ordered a Valentine’s Day-themed series hosted by DJ Alice Levine for its iPlayer channel.
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RatingsMoorside is BBC's biggest drama launch since 2014
TUESDAY: BBC1’s The Moorside, which explores the real-life disappearance of Shannon Matthews, was the channel’s best-performing new drama launch in three years.
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NewsRTS unveils TV Journalism nominations
Channel 4 has secured more nominations than any other channel in the RTS Television Journalism Awards for the second year in a row.
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NewsRio Ferdinand fronts BBC1 film
Only The Best Productions, the indie established by former BT Sport executive Grant Best, has scored a BBC1 documentary in which Rio Ferdinand will explore grief.
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NewsLive Fleabag lined up by BBC
The live stage show of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dysfunctional comedy Fleabag is being lined up to air on the BBC.
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NewsThree Arrows scores first CBeebies order
Manchester-based children’s indie Three Arrows Media has won its first commission – a CBeebies show about faith and values.
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VideoRoots, BBC4
A+E Studios historical portrait of American slavery, retelling of the life and legacy of Kunta Kinte.
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VideoSS-GB, BBC1
Sid Gentle Films’ five part alternative-history thriller set against a Nazi occupied London.
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NewsCactus retains Saturday Kitchen
Cactus TV has retained the £5m contract to produce BBC weekend cooking format Saturday Kitchen.
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NewsBBCW ties with Snapchat for Planet Earth push
BBC Worldwide is to launch a series of Planet Earth II ‘shows’ on Snapchat ahead of the programme’s North American premiere.
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RatingsUllman fails to capitalise on primetime slot
WEEKEND: Tracey Ullman failed to capitalise on her primetime slot as Celebrity Big Brother bowed out with a series average below 2m.
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VideoThe Last Kingdom, BBC2
Second series of the Carnival Films historical drama, airing this Spring.
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VideoTop Gear, BBC2
The motoring format returns with Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid on hosting duties.
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NewsBBC completes marketing and audiences restructure
Jane Lingham has been named BBC marketing and audiences director for brand, media and planning, completing a restructure of the wider marketing and audiences department.
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NewsExodus refugee thanks the BBC
Syrian refugee Hassan Akkad, who filmed his perilous journey to the UK as part of Keo Films’ Exodus documentary series, has thanked the BBC for giving him the chance to tell his story.
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NewsTimeline TV Moment of the Year: Planet Earth II
Planet Earth II’s footage of newly-hatched marine iguanas escaping racer snakes was voted the Timeline TV Moment of the Year by guests at the Broadcast Awards 2017.